“The Search for the Next Elvira” aims to do just that — with Cassandra Peterson herself helping host the reality show to find the next double-D dame of horror shtick. Eps start in mid-October, with the winning va-va-va-vamp announced Halloween night, of course. (Read more here.)

So does this mean the end of the classic Elvira we’ve known since, well, forever? Hardly. According to the report, Peterson says she simply has “too many ghastly engagements for one Mistress of the Dark to entertain” and needs “someone to help spread the Halloween spirit.”